Friday, Aug. 30, Elizabethtown College’s men and women’s cross-country teams participated in Dickinson College’s “Light Up the Night Invite” invitational meet.

The men’s team won their division with a total of 40 points, whereas the women’s team scored 62 points and placed third.

One of Etown’s own finished as the runner-up in the men’s race. Senior Samuel Gerstenbacher finished in second place with a time of 15:52.2. Gerstenbacher is the two-time reigning individual champion in the Landmark Conference.

Seniors Christopher Myers and Liam Coverdale placed in fifth and sixth, respectively. Myers had a time of 16:15.6 and Coverdale finished shortly after in 16.15.8.

The next Blue Jay to finish was sophomore Adam Wolfe in 16:51.1, ranking 13th. Junior Will Schoener finished in 14th with a time of 16:53.0.

Out of 89 participants at the meet, all seven of Etown’s male runners finished in the Top 21 during the 5k race. The Blue Jays recorded a total of 40 points, coming in first overall with Dickinson placing second.

For the women’s team, all Etown runners placed within the top 24 at the event. They totaled 62 points as a team and came in third out of seven competing teams.

The first Blue Jay to finish was sophomore Melissa Fitzgibbon at 19.22.1, putting her in seventh place overall. Another Top 10 finisher for the Blue Jays was junior Kaitlin Donahue in 10th with a time of 19:44.2.

Senior Erin Doherty finished 13th, sophomore Hallie Weaver finished 15th and sophomore Brooklyne Wiley finished 18th, with respective times of 19:59.1, 20:11.9 and 20:40.1.

Saturday, Sept. 7, the Etown men and women’s cross-country teams will hold the annual Blue Jay Alumni Challenge.